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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on non-COVID patient's management in urology: a public hospital experience in Mumbai.

Nikhilesh A JibhakateSujata K PatwardhanAjit S SawantHemant R PathakBhushan P PatilHitesh Kamal
Published in: African journal of urology : the official journal of the Pan African Urological Surgeons' Association (PAUSA) (2021)
COVID-19 pandemic has a profound impact on patient care and education in Urology. There was more than ninety percent reduction in indoor admissions, operative procedures, and outpatient clinics attendance. Once the pandemic is controlled, there will be a large number of patients seeking consultation and management for urological conditions and we should be prepared for it. Surgical training of urology residents needs to be compensated in near future. Long-term impact on urological patient outcome remains to be defined.
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